Joseph Desmond Caprani is a former Irish cricket

Cricket

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er. A right-handed batsman he made his debut for Ireland in June 1948 against Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

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 and went on to play for them seven times in all, including five first-class

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 matches. His last game was against Scotland

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 in June 1960.

After retiring as a player, he became an umpire, umpiring a match between Ireland and Scotland in 1975. He also served as president of the Irish Cricket Union

Irish Cricket Union

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in 1983.